Canada Games Centre reopens after bomb threat

The Canada Games Centre reopened late Friday afternoon, after being given the all-clear by police who investigated a bomb threat.

The facility was evacuated in the early afternoon. Police had initially referred to a "potential threat."

RCMP later confirmed that a bomb threat had been found in the form of a written note, inside the building. It was found by staff of the facility who then notified police.

Parents were asked to pick up their children at the playroom, while others had to vacate the pool or clear off the ice. 

​Durand Cornett was in the middle of a hockey game when a rink attendant came and interrupted.

"We got pulled off the ice. We had four minutes left in our hockey game," he said. "It wasn't much of a rush to get out or anything, but people eventually were escorted out."

RCMP then inspected the building and its perimeter, with help of an explosives disposal unit. At about 4 p.m., they declared the building to be clear of any threat.

The facility was reopened about an hour later.

Police are still investigating the origin of the threat.